2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
4/16/2013 | 3:05 PM - 3:35 PM | Out of Hospital Hearing Clinics in Rural Areas of Wisconsin | Solana C | 1
Out of Hospital Hearing Clinics in Rural Areas of Wisconsin
Newborn hearing screenings in the Amish and Mennonite communities are being conducted throughout the state of Wisconsin by Licensed Midwives performing out of hospital births. However, some plain families in remote areas of Wisconsin do not have access to newborn hearing screenings because the traditional birth attendant or other person who is providing their care is not a licensed provider with access to hearing screening equipment. Additionally some families with an infant who has referred on the hearing screenings performed by the Licensed Midwife caring for them, have not, due to many barriers to care, been seen by an audiologist for follow-up. To address both of these obstacles a team from Wisconsin Sound Beginnings (Audiologist, parent advocates, and a Licensed Midwife), in addition to Audiologists and Doctoral Audiology students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, are establishing Out of Hospital (OOH) hearing clinics in homes and community buildings in remote areas of Wisconsin. The purpose of the OOH clinics is to provide free newborn hearing screenings, diagnostic hearing evaluations, diagnostic auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing, diagnostic otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) testing, resources for families, and hearing aid fittings with a six month loan period through the WISHES program. Through speaking with families in the Amish and Mennonite communities in Wisconsin, attitudes toward hearing loss, newborn hearing screenings, and who is receiving and not receiving audiological services are being explored.
- Descrbie barriers to initial and follow-up hearing screenings in rural Amish and Mennonite populations in Wisconsin
- List the hearing health services provided through the Out of Hospital (OOH) hearing clinics in remote areas of Wisconsin
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Jon Douglas
(POC,Co-Presenter), University of Wisconsin Waisman Center, jondouglas@wisc.edu;
Jon C. Douglas, AuD is a clinical audiologist at the University of Wisconsin Doctor of Audiology Program. In addition, Dr. Douglas is the LEND Audiology Clinical Faculty at the Waisman Center University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. He specializes in diagnostic hearing evaluations in children and adults with different abilities and in hyperacusis. In addition, Dr. Douglas is the clinical audiologist on the LEND Pediatric Audiology Supplement grant to improve pediatric audiology training.
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Gretchen Spicer
(Co-Presenter), Wisconsin Guild of Midwives, gspicer@mhtc.net;
CPM LM
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Jenna Woestman
(Co-Presenter), St. Claire Hospital, woestman.jenna@gmail.com;
Dr. Woestman graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2014. Dr. Woestman is a clinical audiologist at St. Clare hospital in Baraboo, WI. She is currently providing diagnostic audiologic assessments and hearing aid services for the pediatric and adult populations.
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Trista Fugate
(Co-Presenter), University of Wisconsin - Madison, tfugate@wisc.edu;
Trista is currently in her third year, and will complete her program in May of 2014 earning a clinical doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Amy Hartman
(Author), University of Wisconsin Doctor of Audiology Program, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders , amy.hartman@wisc.edu;
Amy Hartman is the director of clinical education and clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison. She provides clinical education for Au.D. students and teaches several courses including counseling for audiologists and pediatric audiology. Her clinical passion is working with children with hearing loss, particularly audiologic assessments of infants and children, and central auditory processing evaluations. Dr. Hartman is a consultant with the UW Madison LEND program. She is actively involved in local, state, regional and national initiatives to promote hearing healthcare for children and adults. She has been involved in multiple student research projects focusing on early hearing detection and intervention. She has traveled internationally to provide audiology services to underserved children. She is involved in many outreach activities including out of hospital clinics for the Amish and Mennonite populations in Wisconsin and hosting a dramatic play summer camp for children with hearing loss.
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